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Solid-State Fission Chamber

J. Gourdon, J. Mitaine

Nuclear Technology / Volume 3 / Number 9 / September 1967 / Pages 560-562

Technical Paper and Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27939

An improved solid-state fission counter uses a collimated fissile foil to provide better discrimination between alpha particles and fission fragments, reliable calibration, and small size. The chamber is readily dissassembled and operates in air.